Download or read book Protective Factors Associated with Academic Success for College Students with and Without Symptoms of ADHD written by Sayward E. Schmehl and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book College Students with ADHD written by Lisa L. Weyandt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-10-28 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not long ago, conventional wisdom held that ADHD was a disorder of childhood only—that somewhere during puberty or adolescence, the child would outgrow it. Now we know better: the majority of children with the disorder continue to display symptoms throughout adolescence and into adulthood. It is during the teen and young adult years that the psychological and academic needs of young people with ADHD change considerably, and clinical and campus professionals are not always sufficiently prepared to meet the challenge. College Students with ADHD is designed to bring the professional reader up to speed. The book reviews the latest findings on ADHD in high school and college students, assessment methods, and pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions. Practical guidelines are included for helping young adults make the transition to college, so they may cope with their disorder and do as well as possible in school and social settings. Coverage is straightforward, realistic, and geared toward optimum functioning and outcomes. Among the topics featured: - Background information, from current statistics to diagnostic issues. - ADHD in high school adolescents. - ADHD in college students: behavioral, academic, and psychosocial functioning. - Assessment of ADHD in college students. - Psychosocial/educational treatment of ADHD in college students. - Pharmacotherapy for college students with ADHD. - Future directions for practice and research. The comprehensive information in College Students with ADHD provides a wealth of information to researchers and professionals working with this population, including clinical and school psychologists, school and college counselors, special education teachers, social workers, developmental psychologists, and disability support staff on college campuses, as well as allied mental health providers.

Download or read book P Chips written by Elizabeth B. Weller and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 1999-05-01 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Reusable interview administration booklet) Based on strict DSM-IV criteria and validated in 12 years of studies, ChIPS and P-ChIPS -- the parent version of the interview -- are brief and simple to administer. Questions are succinct, simply worded, and easily understood by children and adolescents. Practitioners in clinical and research settings alike have already found ChIPS indispensable in screening for conditions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, substance abuse, phobias, anxiety disorders, stress disorders, eating disorders, mood disorders, elimination disorders, and schizophrenia. The Parent Version of the ChIPS essentially consists of the same interview text altered from second to third person to address the parent rather than the child (e.g., "Have you ever" is changed to "Has your child ever').

Download or read book Longitudinal Relations Between ADHD Symptoms and Substance Use Across the Transition to College and Evaluation of Promotive and Protective Factors written by Melissa Renée Dvorsky and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The prevalence of substance use and related problems increases during adolescence and peaks in young adulthood with substantial increases during the transition from high school to college (Johnston et al., 2018). However, these increases are not universal for all students (White et al., 2006), and there is substantial variation in rates of substance use during the first year of college (Borasri et al., 2007; Frisher et al., 2007). It is important to identify the individual and environmental factors that serve as risk factors for substance use as well as factors that may promote or protect against use during the high school to college transition. This prospective longitudinal investigated the impact of risk, promotive, and protective factors on the substance use outcomes of 150 high school seniors transitioning to college. The prevalence of alcohol and marijuana use substantially increased from high school to the first semester of college. Results indicate that ADHD symptoms at the end of high school predicted residualized change in alcohol and marijuana use during the first semester of college (i.e., controlling for the autoregressive effect of use during college). For alcohol use (but not marijuana), ADHD symptoms continued to predict subsequent use across the first year of college (from fall to spring of the first year). Promotive models revealed that adaptive social perceptions predicted decreased alcohol and marijuana use, and academic motivation predicted decreased alcohol use, after controlling for the role of ADHD symptoms. Adaptive social perceptions about each substance was protective against future alcohol and marijuana use both before and after the transition to college demonstrated by significant interaction effect with ADHD symptoms, after controlling for the direct risk and promotive effects in the model. These interactions illustrated that adolescents with elevated ADHD symptoms who have high friend disapproval of substances may experience resilience with respect to substance use outcomes. Academic motivation demonstrated promotive (direct) effects for reducing the risk for alcohol use but protective effects were not found. Future research should seek to elucidate more specific mechanisms through which youth and adolescents with elevated ADHD are protected against the high risk for substance use problems.

Download or read book Depression in College Students with ADHD written by Allison Coville Bray and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The primary aim of this study was to determine whether students with ADHD endorse higher rates of depressive disorders and depressive symptoms than their non-ADHD college student peers. A second aim was to explore whether protective factors are associated with lower rates of depression in college students with ADHD. Forty-six students with ADHD were enrolled in this study, and compared to a demographically-equivalent group of 46 college students without ADHD on measures assessing depressive disorders, depressive symptoms, and protective factors. The ADHD group more frequently endorsed a depressive episode sometime during college, although they were not necessarily more likely to endorse a current depressive episode. The ADHD group also endorsed more current depressive symptoms than their non-ADHD peers. In terms of protective factors, compared to students with ADHD only, students with ADHD and depression in college endorsed greater utilization of psychological supports and a lesser degree of support from friends during college, as well as greater total protective factors prior to college. ADHD status, a history of depression prior to college, and lesser support from friends were found to predict current depressive symptoms in regression analyses. Overall, findings from these analyses suggest that some of the "protective factors" as measured in this study may better represent outcomes associated with ADHD. Post-hoc analyses revealed that impairment during college and depressive cognitions significantly predicted current depressive symptoms as well. In sum, findings from this study suggest that students with ADHD are at increased risk for experiencing depressive disorders and depressive symptoms in college compared to students without ADHD. Clinical implications as well as avenues for future research are discussed."--Abstract from author supplied metadata.

Download or read book 100 Questions Answers About Your Child s ADHD Preschool to College written by Ruth D. Nass and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-06-14 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated, 100 Questions & Answers About Your Child’s ADHD: Preschool to College, Second Edition is a comprehensive, practical guide for parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Discussing both medical and psycho-social aspects of the condition, Dr. Nass and Dr. Leventhal provide an authoritative yet compassionate explanation of treating this condition and teaching your child strategies for living -- and learning -- with ADHD. Comments from parents of children with ADHD bring a first-person perspective to this invaluable resource. 100 Questions & Answers About Your Child’s ADHD: Preschool to College, Second Edition offers parents a helping hand in coping with the demands of raising a child with ADHD, and setting their children on a course for success in their development, education, and careers.

Download or read book Factors Associated with Success for College Students with ADHD written by Beverly A. Wallace and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explored factors associated with success of college students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The study found three factors were associated with success: age, feelings of self-confidence, and basic student responsibilities.

Download or read book ADHD Symptom Endorsement and Its Relationship to the Social and Risk Behavior Academic Performance and Adjustment of College Students written by Carly Green and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, once believed to be a childhood disorder, is now known to persist into adulthood, with 30 to 70% of children diagnosed with ADHD experiencing symptoms of ADHD as adults. Negative outcomes of adult ADHD seen in the literature include: deficits in career or academic performance, interpersonal relations, and increased engagement in risk behaviors such as impulsive spending, smoking, alcohol, and other substance use. The current study used a survey assessment method to examine the effects of ADHD in a sample comprised primarily of first year college undergraduates. Approximately 16% (47) of the 300 students surveyed were included in the ADHD group based on symptoms endorsed on Barkley's Adult ADHD Screening instrument and self-reported diagnosis of ADHD. Results indicate that students who endorse ADHD symptoms perceive themselves as less socially competent than their peers and as having less social support. However, the students reported significantly lower GPA's as compared to their peers as well as significantly lower college adjustment. The students in the ADHD group endorsed significantly greater substance use and associated risk behaviors. Specifically, students in the ADHD group reported greater tobacoo, alcohol, marijuana, methamphetamine, and amphetamine use. Students in the ADHD group reported engaging in a significantly greater number of rish behaviors associated with substance abuse across all areas surveyed excluding sexual risk behaviors. Finally, ADHD symptom endorsement, social behavior, academic performance, substance use and risk behaviors were found to be significant predictors of college adjustment.

Download or read book College Students with ADHD written by Lisa L. Weyandt and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-29 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not long ago, conventional wisdom held that ADHD was a disorder of childhood only—that somewhere during puberty or adolescence, the child would outgrow it. Now we know better: the majority of children with the disorder continue to display symptoms throughout adolescence and into adulthood. It is during the teen and young adult years that the psychological and academic needs of young people with ADHD change considerably, and clinical and campus professionals are not always sufficiently prepared to meet the challenge. College Students with ADHD is designed to bring the professional reader up to speed. The book reviews the latest findings on ADHD in high school and college students, assessment methods, and pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions. Practical guidelines are included for helping young adults make the transition to college, so they may cope with their disorder and do as well as possible in school and social settings. Coverage is straightforward, realistic, and geared toward optimum functioning and outcomes. Among the topics featured: - Background information, from current statistics to diagnostic issues. - ADHD in high school adolescents. - ADHD in college students: behavioral, academic, and psychosocial functioning. - Assessment of ADHD in college students. - Psychosocial/educational treatment of ADHD in college students. - Pharmacotherapy for college students with ADHD. - Future directions for practice and research. The comprehensive information in College Students with ADHD provides a wealth of information to researchers and professionals working with this population, including clinical and school psychologists, school and college counselors, special education teachers, social workers, developmental psychologists, and disability support staff on college campuses, as well as allied mental health providers.

Download or read book Factors Influencing the Expression of Attention deficit hyperactivity Disorder in College Students written by Judah W. Serrano and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Objective: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a heterogeneous and chronic disorder characterized by developmentally inappropriate and persistent symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity that result in impairment (APA, 2013). Because ADHD is impacted by genetics, experiences during developmental periods, current experiences, and more, a biopsychosocial approach considering the differential susceptibility of individuals is necessary in understanding ADHD (Richards, 2013; Belsky, 1997). The current study explored the impact of social identities, childhood trauma, and current exercise on the expression of ADHD in a large sample of US college students. Method: Participants (N = 2,172) from six public universities completed an online survey. Trauma, exercise, and ADHD were explored in an intersectional framework across six groups based on race, ethnicity, sex, gender, and sexual orientation. Results: Sexual orientation and gender identity minority (SGM) students across race and ethnicity reported high rates of ADHD diagnosis and symptoms, experienced the most trauma in childhood, exercised the least, and struggled with the most impairment. Additionally, trauma and exercise impacted the association of ADHD symptoms with impairment differently across identity groups. For cisgender, heterosexual males of color, childhood trauma emerged as a risk factor and exercise emerged as a protective factor for the impact of ADHD on daily impairment. Discussion: Results highlight the need for systematic research that approaches ADHD through a biopsychosocial lens and addresses how identity factors (especially SGM identities) impact the expression of ADHD.

Download or read book Handbook of Resilience in Children written by Sam Goldstein and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-09 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of this handbook addresses not only the concept of resilience in children who overcome adversity, but it also explores the development of children not considered at risk addressing recent challenges as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new edition reviews the scientific literature that supports findings that stress-hardiness and resilience in all children leads to happier and healthier lives as well as improved functionality across the lifespan. In this edition, expert contributors examine resilience in relation to environmental stressors as phenomena in child and adolescent disorders and as a means toward positive adaptation into adulthood. The significantly expanded third edition includes new and significantly revised chapters that explore strategies for developing resilience in families, clinical practice, and educational settings as well as its nurturance in caregivers and teachers. Key areas of coverage include: Exploration of the four waves of resilience research. Resilience in gene-environment transactions. Resilience in boys and girls. Resilience in family processes. Asset building as an essential component of intervention. Assessment of social and emotional competencies related to resilience. Building resilience through school bullying prevention. Resilience in positive youth development. Enhancing resilience through effective thinking. The Handbook of Resilience in Children, Third Edition, is an essential reference for researchers, clinicians and allied practitioners, and graduate students across such interrelated disciplines as child and school psychology, social work, public health as well as developmental psychology, special and general education, child and adolescent psychiatry, family studies, and pediatrics.

Download or read book Understanding Girls with AD HD written by Kathleen G. Nadeau and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ground-breaking book on the needs and issues of girls with attentional problems: why they are often undiagnosed, how they are different from boys, and what their special needs are in school, in their social world and at home. Age-related checklists from pre-school to high school help parents and professionals better identify and help girls with AD/HD.

Download or read book The Relationship of General and ADHD Specific Predictors of Substance Use and College Adjustment and Functioning Among ADHD College Students written by Kirk Dillon Mochrie and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: Recent research has demonstrated that ADHD college students are at a higher risk for substance use, academic problems, and psychosocial difficulties compared to non-ADHD students. Less is known about the role of ADHD specific factors on substance use and psychosocial/academic adjustment as well as the possible interaction of substance use and ADHD factors on college adjustment. Purpose: The current research sought to understand predictors of substance use and possible relations between ADHD factors, substance use, and psychosocial/academic adjustment among ADHD college students. Methods: Sixty-six ADHD undergraduates were asked to complete a series of online self-report inventories related to ADHD, substance use, and college adjustment. Participants also completed a semi-structured interview for current ADHD diagnosis, an objective behavioral assessment of ADHD impairment, and answered qualitative questions about ADHD college student functioning. Results: General factors (i.e., substance use history, history of conduct problems, positive expectancies, and peer influence) were good predictors of current substance use and consequences. ADHD specific factors (i.e., severity of ADHD symptoms, impulsivity, emotion dysregulation, and executive functioning deficits) were not predictive of substance use, although several ADHD specific factors significantly predicted substance use consequences. Participants with higher emotion dysregulation as well as executive functioning deficits struggled with more psychosocial/academic difficulties. Higher severity of ADHD symptoms predicted more current symptoms of depression/anxiety and more academic adjustment difficulties. Of note, substance use was not a good predictor of psychosocial/academic outcomes in this sample. However, interactions of alcohol and particularly marijuana with various ADHD specific factors significantly predicted GPA. Discussion: ADHD College students with higher scores on general substance use predictors were more likely to engage in more frequent and heavy substance use with increased negative consequences. Although the ADHD factors did not predict substance use, ADHD students with greater symptoms, higher impulsivity, higher emotion dysregulation, and higher executive functioning deficits were more likely to experience substance-related problems. Overall, severity of ADHD specific factors most increased an individual's risk for college adjustment difficulties. Targeted prevention and intervention strategies for incoming students with ADHD should be aimed at increasing awareness and coping skills for ADHD as well as incorporate psychoeducation about substance abuse risk.

Download or read book Attention deficit hyperactivity Disorder ADHD Symptoms and Academic Performance Among Undergraduates written by Orion Amadeus Mosko and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current findings indicate that the symptom clusters of inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity, the primary behavioral characteristics of AttentionDeficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), serve as risk factors for reduced academic performance in postsecondary educational settings. The proposed investigation is designed to clarify the extent and mechanisms through which these associated symptoms clusters predict reduced academic performance in an undergraduate sample. This investigation tests four hypotheses: (a) ADHD symptoms predict inversely undergraduates' academic performance; (b) deficiencies in academic coping partially mediate the relationship between undergraduates' ADHD symptoms and academic performance; (c) deficiencies in undergraduates' executive functioning partially mediate the association between students' ADHD symptoms and their academic coping; and (d) the predictive association between students' ADHD symptoms and academic performance is more fully explained by their level of academic coping and executive functioning. To achieve these goals, 111 undergraduates from The University of Texas with variable levels of ADHD symptoms were recruited for participation in this study. Participants' academic performance (i.e., concurrent and cumulative semester grade point average, number of problem credit hours, and number of completed credit hours) will be compared to their level of self-reported ADHD symptoms (i.e., current and childhood ADHD symptoms). The hypothesized mediating effect of academic coping on this relationship was evaluated using two questionnaires of academic coping that separately assess students' general academic coping strategies and more specific academic coping behaviors. Further, the anticipated mediating effect of executive functioning on the relation between ADHD symptoms and academic coping was investigated using two neuropsychological tests of attentional control and planful problem solving. Results did not support the proposed model although several study hypotheses received partial support. A data-derived alternative explanatory model is presented and clinical implications are discussed.

Download or read book The ADHD Explosion and Today s Push for Performance written by Stephen P. Hinshaw and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debunks myths and misconceptions about ADHD, and discusses the controversies surrounding skyrocketing rates of diagnosis and medication treatment as well as the condition's cost to society.

Download or read book Voices of Self determined College Students with ADHD written by David R. Parker and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book New Developments in Diagnosing Assessing and Treating ADHD written by Gopalan, Rejani Thudalikunnil and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-08-14 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It seems as though each day more children are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADHD causes challenges not only for the patient but also for their parents, siblings, teachers, and other significant people in their lives. They have an increased vulnerability to addiction and crime. Controversially, stimulants are the primary choice for treatment of ADHD in medical management, and the side effects of this long-term pharmacological management has raised many questions. Psychosocial management including parent training, behavior therapy, and educational inputs are also major components of treatment and should not be ignored. Thus, it is vital to explore the latest best practices for the diagnosis, assessment, and management of ADHD. New Developments in Diagnosing, Assessing, and Treating ADHD is a collection of research on innovations in the management of ADHD. While highlighting topics including adolescent care, neurological disorders, and mental health, this book is ideally designed for academicians, clinicians (especially psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and pediatricians), social workers, psychiatric nurses, rehabilitation centers, researchers, and students interested in the handling of this disorder and the long-term effects and social risk factors associated with treatment.